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Pros

Tbs of oil for every 2 ozs. Cleaning is a snap. Easy to clean with a soapy sponge.

It feels thought-out and not thrown together by some mediocre product designers. Good overall performance. Great value for the price.

A bit unconventional in design, it uses a halogen lamp to heat the tray. But the bottom burner gets quite sticky.



Cons

The nostalgia popper falls apart every time we use it. It never really takes off popping like the old stir crazy. It takes twice as long to pop a bowel as other poppers. Nothing is done to keep kernels or small pieces of popcorn from going under the h...  Read More

This thing is garbage. Do not buy this.

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Quality


Works great and is the best designed popper i have ever had.


My first nostalgia popcorn maker lasted me 11 years and always popped evenly and well.


In addition, the parts of the product aren't sturdy.


After the first use and subsequent uses the lid doesn’t seem to clean well.

Price


The price this time is great also.


We bought a big thing of oil, and bulk kernels from winco, and we can make a huge bowl of popcorn for about $.

Shipping


The popcorn popper came quickly and was as described.

Packaging/appearance


Unpacked this and found a crack in the plastic base.

Competitiveness


Nostalgia popcorn popper is superior to the stir crazy popper.


We have noticed that the type of oil, butter and kernels really makes a difference on how this popper works.


It's even better with mushroom popcorn and fox point.


I've had a couple different versions of the west bend brand and they haven't lasted all that long and i've had issues with them...  Read More

Overview

  • How are reviewers describing this item?
    great, easy, clean, pop and first.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 1,797 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jul 9 2024.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I dont like the placement of the onoff switch in the back of the machine


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I would prefer it on the front of the unit


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Occasionally i get a few wet kernels


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Almost every kernel popped and salt sticks to the popcorn because you use oil in it


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Because i heard that microwave popcorn may contribute to cancer i wanted to find a way that he could still enjoy popcorn


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Unpacked this and found a crack in the plastic base


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I dont want to send this back and used it without a problem


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    This should work fine even with a crack

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